2. Scripture Reveals that the Eternal God is immortal
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God,
be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Tim. 1:17)
Scripture now where describes immortality as a quality or state
that man(humans)- or his soul or spirit possesses inherently
3. The terms usually rendered soul andspirit...... In the bible
occur more than 1600 times, but never in association with the words
immortal or immortality.
4. In Contrast to God, then Human Beings are Mortal..........
James 4:14
14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your
life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and
then vanisheth away.
Psalm 78:39
39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth
away, and cometh not again.
5. In contrast to God, then human beings are mortal..........
Job 14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a
shadow, and continueth not.
6. Conditional Immortality
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living
soul.
Therefore : Humanity derived Life from God
7. Humanity Derived Life from God
Acts 17:25
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any
thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all
things;
Colossians 1:16
16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that
are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or
dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by
him, and for him: 17And he is before all things, and by him all
things consist.
8. Immortality is not inate to humanity but Gods gift.
God gave Adam and Eve free will- the power of choice. Their
continual existence depended upon Gods power.
So their possession of the gift of immortality was
conditional.
9. Condition upon which they would forfeit this gift:
Genesis 2:17
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not
eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shaltsurely
die.
10. Death: The Wages of Sin
Satan Asserted............
Genesis 3:4
4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely
die:
11. Adam and Eve found that.......
Romans 6:23
23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Genesis 3:19
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art,
and unto dust shalt thou return.
12. Genesis 3:22
22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to
know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take
also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
This implies that the immortality promised on condition of
obedience was lost through sin. They had become mortal.
Romans 5:12
12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by
sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned:
13. Hope for Humanity
The Son of God had offered to give His life so that they might have
another chance:
Romans 6:23(King James Version)
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord
1 John 5:11(King James Version)
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
14. 1 Corinthians 15:22
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made
alive.
John 5:28, 29
28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that
are in the graves shall hear his voice,29And shall come forth; they
that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that
have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
15. If Christ had not come, the human situation would have been
hopeless, and all who died would have perished eternally.
John 3:16
Belief in Christ not only abolishes the penalty for sin, but it
also secures for believers the priceless gift of immortality.
16. Paul says:
2 Timothy 3:15
15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which
are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in
Christ Jesus.
Those who do not accept the gospel will not receive
immortality
17. 1 Corinthians 15:51-54
51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed,
52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal
must put on immortality.
54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this
mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
18. God Bestowsimmortality upon the believer at the resurrection
when the last trumpet sounds.
John points out that we receive the gift of eternal life when we
accept Jesus Christ as personal saviour, the actual realisation of
this gift will take place when Christ returns. Only then will we be
changed from mortal to immortal, from corruptible to
incorruptible.
19. 1 John 5:11-13
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of
God hath not life.
13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of
the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and
that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
20. What does the Bible say about a Persons condition in
death?
Death is a state of temporary unconsciousness while the person
awaits the resurrection. The Bible repeatedly calls this
intermediate state a sleep.
1 Kings 2:10
10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of
David.
1 Kings 11:43
43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of
David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
21. Job said.....
Job 14:10-12
10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost,
and where is he?
11As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and
drieth up:
12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more,
they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
22. Psalm 13:3
3Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I
sleep the sleep of death;
Daniel 12:2
2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting
contempt.
23. Condition of Jairus Daughter
Matthew 9:24(King James Version)
24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but
sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
State of Lazarus described
John 11:11-14(King James Version)
11These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our
friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of
sleep.
12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do
well.
13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had
spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
14Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
24. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17(King James Version)
13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which
have no hope.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them
also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which
are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent
them which are asleep.
16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead
in Christ shall rise first:
17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall
we ever be with the Lord.
25. What does it mean to Sleep?
Those who are asleep are unconscious the dead know nothing Eccl
9:5.
Conscious thinking ceases (Ps 146:4)
Sleep brings and end to all the days activities (eccl 9:10)
Sleep disassociates us from those who are awake, and from their
activities (Eccl 9: 6)
Sleep renders their emotions inactive.
(Eccl 9:6)
26. What does it mean to Sleep?
In sleep men do not praise God (Ps 115:17)
Sleep presupposes an awakening (John 5: 28, 29)
27. The Bible portrays a person as an organic unity
At times the word soul is used to refer to the whole person and at
other times to refer to the affections and emotions.
It does not teach that that man comprises two separate parts.
At humanities creation:
(earths elements) + (breath of life) = Living soul (being)
Body and soul only exist together. (Gen 2:7)
28. Upon death.........
Psalm 146:4(King James Version)
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very
day his thoughts perish
Genesis 3:19(King James Version)
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art,
and unto dust shalt thou return.
29. The soul has no conscious existence apart from the body, and no
scripture indicates that at death the soul survives as a conscious
entity.
Ezekiel 18:20(King James Version)
20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the
iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity
of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him,
and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
30. What does this mean?....
Ecclesiastes 12:7(King James Version)
7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit
shall return unto God who gave it.
31. Many have thought that is text gives evidence of the person
continuing to live after death.
But neither the Greek nor Hebrew term for spirit(ruach and pneuma,
respectively) refers to an intelligent entity capable of a
conscious existence apart form the body.
The term refers to the breath- the spark of life, essential to
individual existence, the principle that animates and human
beings.
32. Solomons statement that the spirit (ruach) returns to God who
gave it indicates that what returns to God is simply the life
principle that He imparted-breath of life.
There is no indication that the spirit, or breath, was a conscious
entity separate from the body.
33. What makes it important that Christians understand this
Biblical teaching?
34. Resurrection
Resurrection is the restoration of life, together with fullness of
being and personality, subsequent to death.
Because humanity is subject to death there must be a resurrection
if they are to experience life beyond the grave.
35. Job 14:13-15
13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest
keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint
me a set time, and remember me!
14If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed
time will I wait, till my change come.
15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire
to the work of thine hands.
Job 19:25-29
25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at
the latter day upon the earth:
26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh
shall I see God:
27Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not
another; though my reins be consumed within me.
28But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the
matter is found in me?
29Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of
the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
36. Hope of Resurrection
Psalm 49:15
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he
shall receive me.
Isaiah 26:19
19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they
arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the
dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
1 Cor 15
37. Had Christ not Resurrected?......
There will be no point in preaching the Gospel:
1 Corinthians 15:14
14And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your
faith is also vain.
There will be no forgiveness of Sins:
1 Corinthians 15:17
17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in
your sins.
38. Had Christ not Resurrected?......
There would be no purpose in believing in Jesus:
1 Corinthians 15:17
17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in
your sins.
There would be no hope beyond the grave:
1 Corinthians 15:17-18
17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in
your sins.
18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are
perished.
39. Bodily Resurrection of Christ
Luke 24:13-27
John 20:14-18
Luke 24:39
39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and
see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me
have.
Luke 24:43
43And he took it, and did eat before them.
40. Two Resurrections
Christ taught that there are two general resurrections:a
resurrection of life for the just and a resurrection of
condemnation for the unjust.
John 5:28-29
28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that
are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation.
41. Two Resurrections
Acts 24:15
15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that
there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
unjust.
42. Resurrection of Life
Revelation 20:6
6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection:
on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests
of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand
years.
John 5:29
29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation.
43. Resurrection of Life
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which
are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent
them which are asleep.
16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead
in Christ shall rise first:
17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall
we ever be with the Lord.
18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
44. Resurrection of Life
Philippians 3:21
21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like
unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able
even to subdue all things unto himself.
1 Corinthians 15:42-54
45. Resurrection of Condemnation
Revelation 20:4-5
4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given
unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the
witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not
worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his
mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years
were finished. This is the first resurrection.
46. Revelation 20:14-15
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the
second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast
into the lake of fire.
47. Ezekiel 18:30-32
30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one
according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn
yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be
your ruin.
31Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have
transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why
will ye die, O house of Israel?
32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the
Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
48. Christ Promises that....
Revelation 2:11
11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death.
Those who accept jesus and the salvation he brings will experience
an indescribable joy at His climactic return.
They will spend eternity fellowshipping with their Lord and
Saviour
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